Heavens! What a wet and wild start to 2014 we’ve endured
weather wise.
As reports of chaos across the West Country hit the headlines many of our lovely regular guests contacted us to check how we were doing in light of the storms. I was relieved to be able to tell them each time that we were fine and that fortunately Bude hadn’t been too badly hit.
Our hearts go out to those whose homes, businesses and lives
in general were so dreadfully shaken by storm damage and winter flooding. With the much needed dry spell we’ve all enjoyed
in the last week or so we hope that life for everyone is starting to get a little more back to
normal.
For those who know Bude, the extremely high tides and strong
winds in January did cause the River Neet to overflow its wall slightly along The Strand
and the lovely little shops down there were saved by their sandbags on more
than one occasion. With sea conditions
being unsafe for surfers at the height of the storms some locals were actually
filmed surfing the waves in the river where it approaches the town centre itself … this
was quite a sight to see and was caught on camera (and YouTube) here.
The winds and high water levels resulted in a large amount
of debris being washed ashore onto our beaches and some of the beach huts were
sadly damaged beyond repair. Across the county
a call went out to help with a clean-up operation and on a sunny Sunday in mid
February 50 people volunteered at
Summerleaze Beach to assist with helping to clear the debris scattered during
the extended period of stormy weather. The
local community well understand the importance of tourism to the area and wanted to
reassure visitors that Cornwall is still very much open for business.
The Met Office confirmed what everyone suspected all along,
we had just endured the wettest January in one hundred years. No great surprise there then, however they also
revealed the maximum temperature during January was actually
recorded on the 5th …. at 14.1 C …. in Cornwall …. right
here .... in Bude!!!!
You can read more about this in the Met Office Blog here
http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/january-weather-summary/
You can read more about this in the Met Office Blog here
http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/january-weather-summary/
After a winter of re-decoration and refurbishment (and you
thought we did nothing from December to March!) the AA have confirmed our "4 Star Gold Award" status for another year and we're keen to get going again with
our 2014 season. To coincide with this our Spring Short Break offer is up and
running again where 2 people can enjoy 3 nights bed and
breakfast in a Superior Double or Twin En-suite Room for £150.00 until early May. Please follow the” Spring Break 2014” buttons
on our website below to locate full details and terms and conditions of this popular offer.
So, if you are thinking of visiting Cornwall for a few days but
were at all concerned that that the county is still suffering the effects of this
winters’ bad weather please be reassured …. it’s very much “Business as Usual”
in Bude and we would all very much love to see you here.
